2021 Orange County oil spill – California Globe

Pipeline Involved In 2021 Orange County Oil Spill To Reopen

April 11, 2023 5:45 pmApril 11, 2023 5:45 pm

Amplify Energy announced on Monday that the oil pipeline severed during the October 2021 Orange County oil spill would be going back into service soon, roughly over a year and a half of repairs and legal issues kept it offline....

Shipping Companies Agree To $45 Million Settlement With OC Residents Over Oil Spill Damages

February 9, 2023 7:04 pmFebruary 9, 2023 7:04 pm

On Thursday, multiple shipping companies agreed to pay Orange County residents whose businesses and property were damaged by the October 2021 Orange County oil spill. The spill, first detected on October 1st, was caused by a 13-inch split in the pipeline. Officials...

Gov. Newsom Ends 26 Open States of Emergency Throughout California

February 1, 2023 4:45 pmFebruary 1, 2023 4:45 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom ended 26 separate open States of Emergency on Tuesday, with many declared as far back as 2017. The now ended states of emergency also vary on locality with some, such as those covering statewide diseases, while others...

OC Board of Supervisors Reaches Near $1 Million Settlement with Energy Company Over 2021 Oil Spill

July 28, 2022 4:23 pmJuly 28, 2022 4:25 pm

The Orange County Board of Supervisors and a Houston-based energy company which owns the oil platform and pipeline subsidiaries responsible for the 2021 Orange County oil spill, agreed to a $956,352 settlement this week over the associated costs of cleaning...

Bill To End Oil, Gas Drilling Off Coast of California Blocked in Senate Appropriations Cmte

May 20, 2022 2:45 amMay 19, 2022 9:24 pm

A bill that would have ended oil and gas drilling off the coast of California later this decade was blocked in the Senate Appropriations Committee before a vote on Thursday, ending the effort the stop offshore drilling off California’s coast...

State Officials Announce Cleanup of Huntington Beach Oil Spill Has Ended

December 31, 2021 2:11 amDecember 30, 2021 10:17 pm

State officials announced Wednesday that the cleanup of the Huntington Beach oil spill has ended, just under three months from which it first started. The spill, first detected on October 1st, was caused by a 13-inch split in the pipeline. Officials believe...

Environmental Group Announces Plans To Sue Federal Government Over Orange County Oil Spill

November 2, 2021 11:32 am

The Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental non-profit group with over a thirty year history of legal action, announced that they would be suing the federal government over last month’s oil spill in Orange County. The spill, first detected on October...